Syracuse Takes On Wake Forest In Road Encounter

Game Details: Saturday, February 28, Winston-Salem, N.C. 5:45 p.m.
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Syracuse (15-13, 6-9 ACC) is headed back to North Carolina, but this time it's to take on Wake Forest (14-14, 5-10 ACC), Saturday at 5:45 p.m. in the LJVM Coliseum.

It's Cram Time
The Orange travel to Wake Forest after facing four ranked opponents in six outings. Syracuse and Wake Forest have both lost their last two outings. Each squad has three contests left in the regular season.

The Syracuse-Wake Forest Series
Saturday will be the 16^th all-time matchup between the two teams. Syracuse currently leads the series 11-5. The last pairing dates back to Dec. 31, 2024, when the Demon Deacons overcame the Orange, 81-71.

Wake Forest has claimed the last three contests with the Orange. The series is knotted 3-3 in games played at the LJMV Coliseum.

Syracuse Notes

The Orange are coming off a 77-64 loss to #16/20 North Carolina on Saturday.
Senior center William Kyle III is tied for fifth in blocked-shot average (2.61) and is tied for seventh in blocked-shot average (73) in Division I.
SU is tied for second with Virginia in NCAA Division I blocks per game (6.2), trailing only Georgia (6.3).
Senior guard J.J. Starling is Syracuse's top February scorer (13.7 ppg.) this winter.
Sophomore forward Donnie Freeman heads into the contest against the Deacons averaging 16.7 points per game.

Wake Forest Notes

Wake Forest returns home after back-to-back road losses at Virginia Tech (82-63) and Boston College (68-67).
Juke Harris (21.7 ppg., 6.6 rpg.) had a career-high 38-point showing at BC on Wednesday.
Harris, a sophomore guard, ranks 11th in Division I and third in the ACC in scoring average.
Senior forward Tre-Von Spillers (10.8 ppg., 5.8 rpg.) is third in scoring and second in rebounding averages at Wake Forest.
The Demon Deacons lead the ACC in steals per game (8.4) and rank third in turnovers forced per contest (13.3).

Syracuse Tickets
Individual tickets for Syracuse's final regular-season game against Pittsburgh on March 7 are available at cuse.com/feature/basketball-tickets .

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